Nietzsche and the Horror of Existence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739126943)

Nietzsche believed in the horror of existence: a world filled with meaningless suffering_suffering for no reason at all. He also believed in eternal recurrence, the view that that our lives will repeat infinitely, and that in each life every detail will be exactly the same. Furthermore, it was not enough for Nietzsche that eternal recurrence simply be accepted_he demanded that it be loved. Thus the philosopher who introduces eternal recurrence is the very same philosopher who also believes in the horror of existence. In this groundbreaking study, Philip Kain develops an insightful account of Nietzsche's strange and paradoxical view that a life of pain and suffering is perhaps the only life it really makes sense to want to live again.

Author: Philip J. Kain
ISBN-10: 0739126946
ISBN-13: 9780739126943
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2010